Code No: RR420506 Set No.

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IV B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May 2008
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering and Information
Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. List the stages of Kepner - Tregoe decision making process and describe each in a
line or two with the help of flowchart. [16]

2. State how computers affect each of the eleven factors that define information qual-
ity? [16]

3. (a) What are the major DSS hardware environments?

(b) Describe the types of hardware environments used for DSS. [8+8]

4. (a) Explain the principles used in modeling

(b) Explain dynamic physical model and static mathematical model with an ex-
ample. [8+8]

5. (a) Describe an electronic meeting system. What types of decision-making tasks

might it be useful?
(b) Explain the technologies of GDSS. [8+8]

6. Consider a simple expert system that can follow three rules:

(a) Rule 1) If order can be satisfied within a normal work schedule, then the
factory should operate 40 Hours next week.
(b) Rule 2) If order cannot satisfied within a normal work schedule and overtime
has not been scheduled, then schedule overtime work.
(c) Rule 3) If order cannot satisfied within a normal work schedule and overtime
has been scheduled, then notify customers that order will be delayed. Develop
VP-Expert form of simple knowledge base. [16]

7. (a) Describe four kinds of data that data warehouse use.

(b) List the stages involved in getting a data into data warehouse and explain
each stage. [8+8]

8. Show how DSS, ES, EIS, GDSS and data warehouse systems relate to each other.
[16]

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Code No: RR420506 Set No. 2
IV B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May 2008
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering and Information
Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Explain the Kepner-Tregoe decision-making method with an example. [16]

2. (a) What is a model? What are three reasons to use computer models to support
decision-making?
(b) Consider your DSS course as a system. What is its purpose? What are its
inputs? Its outputs? Its major processes? [8+8]

3. (a) Explain the characteristics of DSS.

(b) Discuss the three level technology of DSS with block diagram. [8+8]

4. (a) Describe at least six activities that are part of the implementation phase.
(b) Explain the basic types of model and its classification. [8+8]

5. Draw the diagram of McGraths circumplex and explain various tasks types.
[16]

6. Consider a simple expert system that can follow three rules:

(a) Rule 1) If order can be satisfied within a normal work schedule, then the
factory should operate 40 Hours next week.
(b) Rule 2) If order cannot satisfied within a normal work schedule and overtime
has not been scheduled, then schedule overtime work.
(c) Rule 3) If order cannot satisfied within a normal work schedule and overtime
has been scheduled, then notify customers that order will be delayed. Develop
VP-Expert form of simple knowledge base. [16]

7. (a) Describe four kinds of data that data warehouse use.

(b) List the stages involved in getting a data into data warehouse and explain
each stage. [8+8]

8. (a) List the various stages of data warehousing project.

(b) Justify a data warehouse interms of both tangible and intangible benefits. [16]

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Code No: RR420506 Set No. 3
IV B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May 2008
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering and Information
Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

1. (a) What is a Decision Support System?

(b) What are Seven Characteristics of Decision Support Systems? Explain which
are common and which are optional? [8+8]

2. List the eleven factors that defines information quality and explain each. [16]

3. What are the major specialized software packages used to assist DSS development
and explain each? [16]

4. Define a corporate model and explain major parts with the help of block diagram.
[16]

5. (a) Explain the characteristics and components of GDSS.

(b) Explain the value analysis and cost benefit analysis relating to GDSS. [8+8]

6. State at least ten advantages of expert system over human decision makers, and
five disadvantages they have versus human decision maker. [16]

7. (a) Describe four kinds of data that data warehouse use.

(b) List the stages involved in getting a data into data warehouse and explain
each stage. [8+8]

8. What is the job of the project leader and describe any two types of charts that
project managers / leader use? [16]

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Code No: RR420506 Set No. 4
IV B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May 2008
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
( Common to Computer Science & Engineering and Information
Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Define the three elements of a decision.

(b) Describe the phases that every decision goes through. [8+8]
2. (a) What is a model? What are three reasons to use computer models to support
decision-making?
(b) Consider your DSS course as a system. What is its purpose? What are its
inputs? Its outputs? Its major processes? [8+8]
3. Explain the following terms [16]
(a) Fat clients
(b) Thin clients
(c) Network computers
(d) An Intranet
4. Draw the cobweb model for the following market. [16]
D = 12.4 1.2 P
S = 8.0 0.6 P−1
P0 = 1.0
5. Define GDSS. What are the group tasks and task types? Explain each. [16]
6. (a) Define Artificial Intelligence and describe the five major topics of AI work.
(b) Explain what expert systems are and how they work including their major
Components. [8+8]
7. (a) Explain how a relational database can be organized for a data warehouse.
(b) Explain the concept of a multi dimensional database and why they are well
suited to data warehouse. [8+8]
8. (a) List and describe briefly the eight stages of any information system project.
(b) What are the four types of data that the data warehouse architecture must
specify?
[8+8]

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